Rembrandt’s large, three-quarter-length, and dramatically lit portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet from 1657 is one of the artist’s greatest privately owned works. Housed in the UK, the painting’s scale, subject, aesthetic and technical excellence, and provenance make it a national treasure, literally; the UK government has just announced that this painting has been given that status. … Read more
Walt Disney’s inspiring quote for kids about dreams, courage and believing in yourself Kids may dream big, about becoming astronauts, doctors, artists, athletes, teachers or even scientists, but some just want to get really good at something they enjoy. Yet, as they grow, kids may begin to doubt themselves or think that the dream is … Read more
Neelakurinji flowers- Photo via Canva Nature is endowed with a huge variety of plants, each of which is special in itself, but there’s something poetic about a flower that only blooms once every twelve years.It doesn’t rush, and when it finally blooms, the entire hillsides turn a shade of blue-violet you don’t really see anywhere … Read more
Sheetal Devi‘s story begins in Loidhar, a small village in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, where she was born on January 10, 2007, with a rare congenital condition called phocomelia, which left her without arms. Growing up in a farming family, Sheetal had never even seen a bow and arrow until she was … Read more
This one costs nothing. If you’re booking directly, call or message the hotel and ask whether they have a better available rate, package, or room option for your dates. They may not, but you won’t know unless you ask. You can also clarify what’s included before paying, which can prevent unpleasant surprises later. A good … Read more
Long before she became known for her self-sustaining home, Janak Palta McGilligan’s journey toward environmentalism began with a personal health scare. As a teenager, she survived a near-death experience and underwent open-heart surgery at just 17 years old. That brush with mortality gave her a newfound respect for life, and she decided early on to … Read more
Dwayne Johnson was just another young man chasing a dream that kept slipping away from him, long before he became a global box-office star. He’d trained hard, sacrificed a lot, and still ended up broke, jobless, and unsure of what came next.Once, he was struck by a low point in his career, and it is … Read more
The change began in 2017, when Dawa Choden Bhutia, brought together 17 local women to form a group called ‘Swachhata Sahayogi’. At first glance, Phadamchen (also Padamchen) of Sikkim looks like many other Himalayan villages. It is surrounded by forests, sits more than 8,000 feet above sea level and attracts tourists travelling along Sikkim’s old … Read more
An Essex gardener’s extraordinary pumpkin has become the centre of attention after reaching a staggering 1,200lb (544kg), with its grower claiming the giant vegetable once gained more than 40lb in a single night.Ben White, a 37-year-old heating designer from Maldon, Essex, has spent months nurturing the enormous pumpkin, which he has named Gladys. What began … Read more
